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Europe is moving one step forward towards a new and transparent hydrogen market. The CertifHy project“Designing the 1st EU-wide Guarantee of Origin (GO) scheme for Green Hydrogen” issued 75 000+ CertifHy Green and Low Carbon Hydrogen GOs that are available on the market now.

Hydrogen consumers from industry and transport can use renewable energy in their processes and reduce the greenhouse gas footprint by purchasing CertifHy Green or Low Carbon Hydrogen Guarantee of Origins now. CertifHy GOs allow end-users to consume Green and Low Carbon Hydrogen across the EU, regardless of their location. The CertifHy Guarantee of Origin scheme is essential for labelling the origin of the product providing transparency to consumers and creating market pull for Green and Low-carbon hydrogen.

The CertifHy pilot dispatched 75 000+ Green and Low Carbon Guarantees of Origin that are issued into the registry. The four hydrogen producers including the industrial gas companies Air Liquide and Air Products, specialty chemicals company Nouryon, the retailer Colruyt Group and the energy utility Uniper are participating in the pilot and issuing GOs.The objective of the CertifHy pilot is to test the design of the CertifHy scheme, its procedures and operation, the associated costs for the various users, the ICT system as well as other elements. The results will be fed-back and incorporated into the final design of the scheme, expected by March 2019. CertifHy invites existing hydrogen consumers to participate in the pilot and acquire CertifHy GOs. A CertifHy GO allows end-users to proof that the hydrogen originates from renewable and low carbon energy sources. It covers either hydrogen produced from renewable energy (bio, hydro, wind and solar) (defined as ‘Green Hydrogen’) or from non-renewable low carbon energy sources (defined as Non-Renewable Low Carbon Hydrogen).

The CertifHy Guarantee of Origin is developed in step-by-step consultation with the CertifHy Stakeholder Platform and its topical Working Groups bringing together all European stakeholders interested in green and low carbon hydrogen GOs. It is a forum about green hydrogen GOs and the channel to shape the ongoing CertifHy project. Join the CertifHy Stakeholder Platform and contribute to shaping a new energy market.

Learn more about CertifHy Guarantee of Origins here and join the CertifHy Stakeholder Forum and final conference on 25 March, Brussels! Register now

The innovation project CertifHy 'Designing the 1st EU-wide Guarantee of Origin (GO) scheme for Green Hydrogen' is nominated for the Best Project Innovation Awards by the FCH JU (Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking). Projects nominated range from creating low-carbon and sustainable solutions, to developing next generation products up to opening new markets for European expertise in fuel cell and hydrogen technology.

The CertifHy project will launch first Green Hydrogen Guarantee of Origins (GOs) that will be available for sale EU-wide. CertifHy GOs provide information of the source of the product to the customers and allow hydrogen users to track the origin of the product very soon.

Four hydrogen producers including the industrial gas companies Air Liquide and Air Products, the chemical company Akzo Nobel, Air Products, the retailer Colruyt Group and the energy utility Uniper will have their production batches audited during this pilot. The corresponding GOs will be up for trade in April 2018.

EU-wide transferable GOs for renewable and low-carbon hydrogen create a new and transparent hydrogen market with a business case, enhance market pull and empower consumers. Do you want to be an early adopter?

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